Culture & Society

Sports As An Equalizer

Feb 14, 2018 • 2 min. read

With the 2018 Winter Olympics underway, there is hope that the games will mend relationships between people divided by conflict or prejudice.

Take a look back through the 12 moments that defined 2016 for Texas A&M students, faculty and staff and helped shape the university for the future.

The director of event planning for the United States Olympic Committee said that if she had one piece of advice it would be this: have a Plan B.

Rivalry was set aside for a moment at the Thanksgiving Day football game between Texas A&M and LSU when Aggie student leaders presented their Tiger counterpart with a check for $50,000.

Mays Business School’s Center for Executive Development is partnering with Texas A&M University Athletics to provide a rare executive development opportunity.

Students at Texas A&M have launched a fundraising campaign called “Side by Side” to aid LSU students, faculty and staff members who’ve suffered damage or displacement from the catastrophic flooding.

The 2016 Aggies CAN food drive event began Sunday with the volleyball match and women’s basketball game and will continue through the Aggie football game on Saturday.